2011–12 Ekstraklasa


The 2011–12 Ekstraklasa was the 78th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It started on 29 July 2011 and concluded on 6 May 2012. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2010–11 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2010–11 season of the I Liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away.
Śląsk Wrocław won the title, which marked their 2nd title in Ekstraklasa history.
The defending champions were Wisła Kraków, who won their 13th Polish championship in the previous season.

Teams

and Polonia Bytom were relegated to the I Liga after finishing last season in the 2 bottom places and were replaced by ŁKS Łódź, winners of the 2010–11 I Liga season and runners-up Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
Therefore, ŁKS Łódź returned to the Ekstraklasa after a 2-season break, while Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała made their first Ekstraklasa appearance in the club's history.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacityNotes
CracoviaKrakówStadion Cracovii15,016-
GKS BełchatówBełchatówStadion PGE GKS5,238-
Górnik ZabrzeZabrzeStadion im. Ernesta Pohla3,500Upgrading to 31,643
Jagiellonia BiałystokBiałystokStadion Miejski 6,000Upgrading to 22,400
Korona KielceKielceArena Kielc15,550-
Lech PoznańPoznańStadion Miejski 43,098-
Lechia GdańskGdańskPGE Arena44,636-
Legia WarsawWarsawPepsi Arena31,800-
Łódzki KSŁódźStadion ŁKS12,160Upgrading to 30,000
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaBielsko-BiałaStadion Miejski 4,286Upgrading to 15,292
Polonia WarsawWarsawStadion Polonii7,150-
Ruch ChorzówChorzówStadion Ruchu10,000-
Śląsk WrocławWrocławStadion Miejski 44,416-
Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa10,500-
Wisła KrakówKrakówStadion im. Henryka Reymana33,680-
Zagłębie LubinLubinDialog Arena16,300-

Sponsoring and personnel

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

;22 goals
;15 goals
;12 goals
;11 goals
;9 goals
;8 goals
;7 goals
;12 assists
;9 assists
;7 assists
;6 assists
;5 assists
MonthPlayerClubMatchesGoals /
Goals Conceded		Assists /
Clean Sheets
August Danijel LjubojaLegia Warsaw
3
4
0
September Artjoms RudņevsLech Poznań
3
4
0
October Piotr CelebanŚląsk Wrocław
4
2
0
November Prejuce NakoulmaGórnik Zabrze
3
2
1
March Arkadiusz PiechRuch Chorzów
5
3
0
April Adam BanaśZagłębie Lubin
5
1
0